Note and Comment.

"Mr. Cook is said to have made the following statement in relation to the eight: 'This year's crew is the weakest I have ever seen in college so far as strength is concerned. It is under the average weight. Nevertheless, the men are rowing in much better form than last year's crew, and are the most faithful set of men in training I have ever handled. Harvard has a great advantage over us in her professional coach, her strong, trusting support and the experience she gets from the practice pulls with professional crews. We shall try to make a respectable showing in July, and will do the best we can. Whatever secrecy has been observed in respect to the crew has been for the purpose of not assisting in our own defeat by giving our opponents the information of our doings. That is the reason why any secrecy at all has been kept. All other matters are open to inspection."